Vitalijs Pavlovs | |||
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Born |
Riga, Soviet Union |
June 17, 1989 ||
Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||
Weight | 216 lb (98 kg; 15 st 6 lb) | ||
Position | Right Wing/Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Dinamo Riga Colorado Eagles |
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National team | Latvia | ||
NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 2007–present |
Vitalijs Pavlovs (born June 17, 1989) is a Latvian professional ice hockey player who is currently playing for the Dinamo Riga in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
Pavlos signed a two-year contract with Dinamo Riga on August 9, 2012 and made his debut on December 5, 2012, in a loss to Yugra. Pavlovs started the 2012–13 season with Jokipojat in Mestis, he had 6 goals and 8 assists in 19 games which is good for 3rd place in points inside the team.
Pavlovs was sanctioned by the International Olympics Committee for failing an anti-doping test in the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. He tested positive for methylhexanamine, a banned stimulant found in certain food supplements.
On October 1, 2014, Pavlovs left Dinamo as a free agent to sign his first North American contract on a one-year deal with the Colorado Eagles of the ECHL.